Which is the best Zelda rip off?

[nodtveidt]

None of the above. I don't consider any of the above games to be Zelda ripoffs.

[Necromancer]

Neutopia I and II are obviously the best games.  I honestly like 'em, but I think there's some sort of law that forced me to vote for 'em anyway.
 

Anyway, Golden Axe Warrior is the most fun.  By tacking a Zelda clone onto the Golden Axe franchise Sega at least made an attempt, however pathetic, to justify GAW as an original game.  It also gets points for not including a f*cking princess.

I respectfully disagree.  All games would benefit from the addition of hard core porn.

[Bonknuts]

Neutopia I and II are obviously the best games.  I honestly like 'em, but I think there's some sort of law that forced me to vote for 'em anyway.
 

Anyway, Golden Axe Warrior is the most fun.  By tacking a Zelda clone onto the Golden Axe franchise Sega at least made an attempt, however pathetic, to justify GAW as an original game.  It also gets points for not including a f*cking princess.

I respectfully disagree.  All games would benefit from the addition of hard core porn.

 Maybe he'd rather rescue a dude... >_>

[vestcoat]

Nah...Death Adder an' his boys have reel purdy aye sockets...if ya no watt I meen...

 *banjo*

Maybe he'd rather rescue a dude... >_>

[Digi.k]

ya oasis shoulda been on there but I'd go for neutopia I & II

[Black Tiger]

I voted for Neutopia - TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment Supersystem. I still really like the original Zelda, but like each sequel less and less and can't get into the N64 games.

[jboypacman]

Going with Neutopia with Golden Axe Warrior a close second.

[Mobius]

It looks like at least a couple of people picked Neutopia over Neutopia II... For those of you who did, I'm curious why?  Neutopia II just seems like a solid improvement all around to me.  Especially better graphics and 8-way attacks.

[Black Tiger]

It looks like at least a couple of people picked Neutopia over Neutopia II... For those of you who did, I'm curious why?  Neutopia II just seems like a solid improvement all around to me.  Especially better graphics and 8-way attacks.

I rented Neutopia II when it came out. I got to the last area, but had to find a shield or something I was missing, wound up wasting a bunch of time and didn't bother to renew it. Up until that point, I didn't have as much fun as I had expected to.

Like many sequels, it may appear better overall on paper, but it didn't feel special like the originator.

Maybe when I finally try it again I'll love it. Until then the first Neutopia is fine for me as a straight Zelda rip off.

It should be taken into account that I prefer the original Zelda to all its sequels as well.

[Mobius]

I guess that makes sense.  I went into Neutopia II without any precoceived notions -- I had about a half hour logged on the first game.  I liked what I was seeing of the first, so I decided to switch over to the second to see what it was like and thought it was way better.

So yeah, looking at the two objectively, together, I'd pick II.  But if I had played through the first and been waiting for the sequel to come out because "it's going to be so awesome," then I can see how II isn't such a big deal.  It's ultimately not that much of an upgrade.

[nodtveidt]

It looks like at least a couple of people picked Neutopia over Neutopia II... For those of you who did, I'm curious why?  Neutopia II just seems like a solid improvement all around to me.  Especially better graphics and 8-way attacks.

I see this thread more of a "which game does the best at copying the Zelda style", and only Neutopia does this to a T. Big evil guy steals princess, you go and find 8 magical pieces of "something", along the way you have to find some "ultimate sword" to fight said big evil guy. Also, big evil guy in LoZ and Neutopia both have 5 letters in their name. Neutopia II has similar gameplay, but that's only because it's the same genre of game...LoZ and Neutopia II have very little in common aside from big evil guy's five-letters-in-name. Neutopia II isn't much of an improvement over Neutopia, the eight way movement and attacking is a step up but of course, the bucketload of bugs in the game kinda cancel that out. Fear not though...Neutopia III will be an actual improvement, much like LttP was over the original LoZ. It may not come out until 2025 though...

[Nintega Turbine Trio-CBS]

I sadly haven't tried the Neutopia games yet but Golden Axe Warrior was the best Zelda 1 clone I have ever played. Never got to beat it though. I wish I can get my hands on the cartridge again. I had the game 15 years ago.